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Cybercrime

Cybercrime is an umbrella term for a variety of illegal activities that occur through a computer. These include stealing identity information, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property, and violating privacy laws. Unlike physical crime, cyber crimes can be committed anywhere in the world, and they’re not restricted by geographic

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What is a Botnet?

A botnet is a group of hijacked Internet-connected devices infected with malware that are remotely controlled by a hacker or cybercriminal known as the “bot herder.” These devices can be used to launch Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks (DDoS), steal data, send spam and more. Botnet Architecture A first-generation botnet operates on

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What Is Cybersecurity?

Cybersecurity is the process of ensuring the integrity, availability and confidentiality of digital information. It involves multiple strategies, techniques, tools, technologies, practices and services to protect sensitive business data from theft, misuse or unauthorized access. Maintaining cybersecurity in a constantly evolving threat landscape is difficult for any organization. Traditional reactive

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